On April 26, 1942, the United States Marine Corps opened Montford Point at Camp Lejeune, specifically for the training of African American recruits. Before President Harry Truman’s 1948 executive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alfreda Masters, the daughter of the first enlisted Black man to serve in the Marine Corps, told ABC News she finds it ...

Every February, Black History Month shines a light on African Americans whose contributions and experiences shaped the nation. Some of those stories come from battlefields thousands of miles from home ...

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of African-American veterans who helped to integrate the Marine Corps during World War II at a time segregation was an everyday reality are now proud recipients of the nation's ...

Since the Marines first admitted African American troops in 1942, the last military service to do so, only 25 have obtained the rank of general in any form. Not one has made it to the top four-star ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HIGH POINT — Three years ago, when Bill Payne saw that five High Point men were being honored for having served as Montford Point ...

The Azubuike African American Council for The Arts is hosting the local premiere of the documentary, "The Montford Point Marines: The First African American Marines Unit," tonight at the auditorium in ...

World War I was a pivotal moment in global history, but for African Americans, it was a paradox riddled with hope, oppression, and defiance. While the war presented opportunities for Black Americans ...

Alfreda Masters, the daughter of the first enlisted Black man to serve in the Marine Corps, told ABC News she finds it "unbelievable" that the webpage honoring her father's service has been taken down ...

Alfreda Masters, the daughter of the first enlisted Black man to serve in the Marine Corps, told ABC News she finds it "unbelievable" that the webpage honoring her father's service has been taken down ...